by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 21, 2026 | Scam of the day
Despite high gas prices, many people are taking to the roads this summer. The bad news is that due to so many people wanting to rent cars there is both a shortage of cars to rent and the cost of renting a car has increased in many cases dramatically. However, your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 14, 2026 | Scam of the day
A year ago I told you that the Wall Street Journal did a scathing story that said that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram had become the “cornerstone of the internet fraud economy.” According to the story Meta accounted for nearly half of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 26, 2026 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. It is not even necessary for the scammer to be in possession of the actual gift card to use it. Sending the gift card numbers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 12, 2025 | Scam of the day
Celebrating Halloween has become a major event in recent years with many adults searching for elaborate costumes and of course whenever many people are interested in something, scammers appear ready to take advantage of that interest. Scammers have set up phony...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 27, 2025 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. It is not even necessary for the scammer to be in possession of the actual gift card to use it. Sending the gift card numbers...
